Exemptions

National Premier Leagues

RELATIVE AGE EFFECT (RAE) EXEMPTION

Relative Age Effect consideration will be provided to players if they are born within the last three months of the year (October – December) and who have height and weight results, when assessed, below the 50th percentile. An RAE exemption request can only be submitted by a club and not an individual player.

Each applicable age grade is limited to one RAE Player unless a special exemption is provided by Capital Football on a case by case basis.

NPL EXEMPTION FORM

The below exemptions will be available through this form:

Underage Players
This exemption is for a player under the age of 16 wishing to participate in NPL1 & NPL2 Men’s Competitions or wishing to participate in the NPL Women’s (1st & Reserve Grade) competitions.

Females Playing in the NPL Youth
This exemption is for female participants wanting to play in the NPL Youth competition only. Females playing in the NPL Youth will need to be age eligible to participate in these competitions.

Females Playing in the NPL Youth and NPL Women’s
This exemption is for female participants wishing to play in both the NPL Youth and NPL Women’s Competitions and are age eligible across both competitions.

Community Football

SENIOR LEAGUES AGE EXEMPTION FORM

This form is to be completed if the below is applicable to a participant who is:

• Under the age of 16 as at 31 December 2020 (applicable to SLW, SLM & CLM competitions)
• Under the age of 35 as at 31 December 2020 (applicable to MLW and MLM O35’s competitions)
• Under the age of 45 as at 31 December 2020 (applicable to MLM O45’s competition)

ACTEWAGL JUNIOR LEAGUES AND MINIROOS AGE EXEMPTION FORM

This form is to be completed if the below is applicable to a participant who is:

• Playing one (1) year below their actual age group (please note: girls playing in open competitions do not need to submit this form)
• Playing two (2) years above their actual age group
• MiniRoos age eligible and wishing to play up in the JL Competitions.